The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Alternate physician--A physician providing appropriate supervision on a temporary basis not to exceed fourteen consecutive days.
2. (2) Board--The Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners.
3. (3) Medical Board--The Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.
4. (4) Physician assistant--A person licensed as a physician assistant by the Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners.
5. (5) State--Any state, territory, or insular possession of the United States and the District of Columbia.
6. (6) Submit--The term used to indicate that a completed item has been actually received and date-stamped by the Board along with all required documentation and fees, if any.
7. (7) Supervising physician--A physician licensed by the medical board either as a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine who is assuming responsibility and legal liability for the services rendered by the physician assistant, and who has received approval from the medical board to supervise a specific physician assistant.
8. (8) Supervision--Overseeing the activities of, and accepting responsibility for, the medical services rendered by a physician assistant. Supervision does not require the constant physical presence of the supervising physician but includes a situation where a supervising physician and the person being supervised are, or can easily be, in contact with one another by radio, telephone, or another telecommunication device.

Source Note:The provisions of this §185.2 adopted to be effective January 12, 1996, 21 TexReg 109; amended to be effective December 23, 1997, 22 TexReg 12492; amended to be effective May 9, 1999, 24 TexReg 3347; amended to be effective September 21, 2000, 25 TexReg 9218.